60 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
_ While some of the estates in England are open to the pub- 
lic on certain days, the privacy of most of them is rigidly 
guarded. We found, however, that, as visiting gardeners, we 
were always cordially received by the head gardeners and 
shown through the greenhouses ‘and gardens. Chatsworth, 
Salisbury, Welbeck Abbey, and Windsor were among the 
places visited. 
Plate 13; fig. 1, 
- shows a wonder- 
ful border plan- 
tation, seen at 
Welbeck Abbey, 
perennials being 
used for the 
main planting 
with many 
kinds of an- 
nuals and sum- 
mer flowering 
plants to enrich 
the color and 
provide succes- 
sion of bloom. 
A much more 
formal arrange- 
ment was seen 
at Brockenhurst 
Park with its 
clipped hedges, 
and _— statuary 
(Plate 13, fig. 
2), while the 
OPERA HOUSE AT FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, accompanying 
moe illustration 
(Plate 14, fig. 1) of Windsor Great Park shows a typical 
English park scene with luxuriant turf. 
The gardens of France and Italy, such as Versailles, Chan- 
tilly, and the Boboli Gardens, Bite much better as historical 
examples than as practical inspirations for modern landscape 
work. They were built at a time when the nobility con- 
trolled an immense amount of labor, and when extravagant 
display was the order of the day. In modern times there can 
hardly be a repetition of undertakings of such great cost, and 
the old places will be retained merely as examples of histori- 
cal interest and for public enjoyment. 
The Petit Trianon at Versailles is a good example of classic 
architecture in a setting of natural park scenery. In contrast 
